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Amazon.com and others are eager to fill the skies with drones delivering packages at all hours. Convenient, yes, but it could transform – and not in a good way – our ability to make informed choices.
The new motoring series will be used to help launch another video on demand service in Australia. But will consumers find away to access the show and avoid paying another fee?
Streaming television may actually facilitate important forms of human interaction, like participating in politics.
Algorithms can discriminate, even when their designers don't intend that to happen. But they also can make detecting bias easier.
The success of original series TV is opening up new opportunities for producers, owners and audiences.
Netflix took everyone by surprise when it announced it was tripling its global reach for video on demand. So who are the winners and potential losers in the new deal?
The television industry is gathering massive amounts of information about us to tailor ads to our individual needs.
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